Hi all. I have a 2007 X3 which is about 2 months old. I have 2500 miles on the car. I am getting 15-16 mpg city, and about 21 mpg/highway.

The dealership says this is normal, that the car never achives its rated gas mileage, but I read about others getting the rated #'s.

I use premium gas.

So the question is then, what should I expect? Will the mileage per gallon increase at a certain point in the car's life?

I did have the truck in for sevice recently, and everything was found to check out ok.

crazybelgian

02-11-2007, 09:04 PM

it will increase over time. But not everyone gets the same mileage, it's more like a range.
I get 15 mpg on average, but all city driving and with really cold temperatures here in michigan. I got 23 on highway at 85 miles/hour...
Don't worry it will get better...

Ishniknork

02-11-2007, 10:52 PM

After about 8K-10K miles you should really see an improvement. The 2007 is supposed to get around 19/City and 27/Highway I believe. My 2005 3.0 is rated at 16/City and 23/Highway. After a good break-in I'm getting the 16/City but usually get 26 on the highway at 70-75 mph. I wouldn't be surprised if the '07 could reach 30/Highway in the right conditions.

dug01

02-12-2007, 06:53 AM

Hi all. I have a 2007 X3 which is about 2 months old. I have 2500 miles on the car. I am getting 15-16 mpg city, and about 21 mpg/highway.

The dealership says this is normal, that the car never achives its rated gas mileage, but I read about others getting the rated #'s.

I use premium gas.

So the question is then, what should I expect? Will the mileage per gallon increase at a certain point in the car's life?

I did have the truck in for sevice recently, and everything was found to check out ok.
It will get better--if you are in a cold weather area then it will be lower--mostly because the gas is re-formulated for winter and has aditives to prevent freezing--also if your gas has 10 or 15 percent ethanol added mileage will be slightly lower. My 07 on a trip from Buffalo to orlando got as high as 27 (warm and flat FL and GA) to 23.5 in the mountains in rain and cold. On a flat run or 70 miles I adv 28 at 75 MPH--but of course that is not real everyday conditions. I find the mileage good for a 4000 lb AWD vehicle with 260 HP!!

UncleJ

02-12-2007, 10:06 AM

Agree with all the above. Your X3 will get better milage as you log on the miles. I noticed the improvement at around 10K which seems to be the point at which everything is nicely run in. I also changed the oil/filter at 6500 just because I am not leasing and may want to keep the car longer than 3 years. I was just not comfortable with going so long between changes. Be sure your tire pressure is to spec also.

dug01

02-12-2007, 01:05 PM

Agree with all the above. Your X3 will get better milage as you log on the miles. I noticed the improvement at around 10K which seems to be the point at which everything is nicely run in. I also changed the oil/filter at 6500 just because I am not leasing and may want to keep the car longer than 3 years. I was just not comfortable with going so long between changes. Be sure your tire pressure is to spec also.

I agree with the oil change---especially on the original oil--you know things are wearing in that first few thousand miles and the filter must be full of it--I am going at 5k.

kjboyd

02-12-2007, 01:37 PM

did my oil change at 4000. figured if the ///M gets changed at 1200, mine should be too. =)